Plymouth Tribune, Volume 7, Number 7, Plymouth, Marshall County, 21 November 1907 — Page 1

UNE Recorders' Office feb06 XL H H TOLUME VII PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1907. NO. 7

PLYMOUTH

TRIB

MISS STUBBS IS OUT.

She Will Not Make the Race for Statistician. The one interesting rumor afloat at rhc state capital is to the effect that Miss Mary Stubbs, chief of the bureau of statistic'- by grace of Gov. Hanly, had about "decided not to seek the Republican ni,. inatkrn for the office. For months has been regarded as certain that ihe one woman holding elective office in the state would go before the next convention and ask for honors usually allotted to members of the opposite sex. The story now is different. It goes on to relate in an unofficial way that Miss Stubbs will appoint as Iier chief deputy a man who will be able to ask for and receive the nomination and get himself elected with the understanding that he will confer the chief deputyship upon Miss Stubbs. This would eliminate Miss Stubbs from the race, which at the best would be hazardous as far as the nominating p:irt of :t is concerned, and would free her of considerable campaign expense and at the same time guarantee her a good-paying position for four years ,as the man nominated next spring will be irr a position to ask for a second erm. To a man up a tree the situation appears in this way; Miss Stubbs is handicapped in seeking the nomination because of being a woman and even if nominated should have to make sacrifices during the campaign because of being a candidate. On the other hand .the deputyship would not require anything of her but regular duties. It pays $ 1.80O a year and the chiefship pays $3,000. If nominated for the head office, she would probably be limited to one term inasmuch as her father was twice nominated for the office. If given the deputyship by a man noA' named by her as deputy she would hold the second position four years. There seems to be considerable foundation for the latest story. One fact that tends to substantiate it is that Miss Stubbs has not yet selected a man for the deputyship to succeed J. L. Peet?, who resigned several weeks ago. Miss Stubbs, herself, i.s not talking about 'her future political plans but she is doing a heavy thinking part. Roosevelt Invites Powwow of States. Prcs;derut Roosevelt has invited the Governors of the states and territories to meet him ?t the. White House May 13, 14 ami 13 next to discuss the question of means to conserve the natural resources of the country. Invitations are to be extended to the members of , both Houses of Congress and to thev Inland Waterways Commiss'on. The importance and manner in which the subject is to be considered are indicaied in the President's letter to the Governors, which was made public at the White House Sunday. The letter follows: "The natural resources of the territory of the United States were, at the time of settlement, richei more varied and raore available than those of other equal area on the surface of the earth. The development of these resources has given us for more than a century a rate of increase of population and wealth undreamed of by the men who founded our Government and without parallel irr history. It is pbvious , that the prosperity which we now enjoy rests directly upon these resources. "In view of these evident facts it seems to me it is time Cor the country to take account of its natural resources1, and to inquire how long they are likely to last. We are prosperous now; we should not forget that it will be just as important to our descendants to be . prosperous in their time as, it is to "us to be prosperous in our time. Matters to be considered at this conference are not confirned to any region, or group of states, but are of vital concern to the Nation as a whole and to all the people. Those subjects include the use and conservation of the mineral resources of the land and the resources of the waters in every part of our territory. "In order to open discussion, I hall invite a few recognized authorities to present brief descriptions of actual facts anil conditions, without argument, leaving the conference to deal with each topic as it may elect. The members: of the Inland Waterways Commission will be present, in rder to share with me the benefit f information and suggestion and, if desired, to set forth their provisional plan.: and conclusions." Caleb Powers 111 but Appears in Courtroom. The fifth day of the trial of Caleb Powers a largely consumed in the work of impaneling a jury from the special venire summoned from Harrison county, which arrived at Georgetown. Friday in the charge of Deputy Sheriff A. P. Salyers, of Scott county. The work of selecting a jury and the tender of the counter avowals were the interesing features of the forenoon session. Powers was ill Thursday night and the service of a physician were necessary. Powers has been suffering with stomach trouble for the last ten days and the excitement and work in preparing for his trial are doubtless responsible for his physical breakdown. He came into court promptly, however, but looked pale and weak. Many women attended Friday's session for tb Srst time since the operring day.

Jest Over Motto. "In God We Trust," will not be upon any United States coin designed in the future if the president can prevent the use of that motto. He has written a vigorous letter on the subject, copies of which are now being mailed to all correspondents who have sent him protests on the absence of the words on the new gold pieces. In order to make his position on the subject perfectly plain to all the people, Secretary Loeb gave out copies of the letter, which is in part as follows: Dear Sir---When the question of the new coinage came up, we looked into the law and found there was no warrant therein for putting 'In God We Trust' on the coins. As the custom, although without legal warrant, had I grown up, however, I might have felt at liberty to keep the inscription had I approved of its being on the coinage. But, as I did not approve of it, I did not direct that it should again be put on.

My own feeling in the matter is due to my very firm conviction that to put such motto on coins or to use it in any kindred manner, not only does no good, but does positive harm, and is in effect irreverence which comes dangerously close to sacrilege. A beautiful and solemn sentence, such as the one in question, should be treated and uttered only with fine reverence which necessarily implies a certain exaltation of spirit. Any use which tends to cheapen it and, above all, any use which tends to secure its being treated in a spirit of levity is from every standpoint profoundly to be regretted. It is a motto which is indeed well to have inscribed on our great national monuments, in our temples of justice, in our legislative halls and in buildings such as those at West Point and Annapolis---in short, wherever it will tend to arouse and inspire a lofty emotion. But it seems to me eminently unwise to cheapen such a motto by use on coins, just as it would cheapen it by use on postage stamps, or in advertisements. "In all my life I have never heard any human being speak reverently of this motto on the coins, or show any sign of its having appealed to any high emotion in him. But I have literally hundreds of times heard it used as an occasion of, and incitement to, the sneering ridicule which it is above all things undesirable that so beautiful and exalted a phrase should excite. For example throughout the long contest, extending over several decades on the free coinage question, the existence of this motto on the coins was a constant source of jest and ridicule and this was unavoidable. Everyone must remember the innumerable cartoons and articles based on phrases like "In God we trust for the short weight;" "In God we trust for the other eight cents;" "In God we trust for the 37 cents we do not pay;" and so forth and so forth. "Surely I am well within bounds when I say that use of a phrase which invites constant levity of this type is most undesirable. If congress alters the law and directs me to replace on the coins the sentence in question, the direction will be immediately put into effect; but I very earnestly trust that the religious sentiment of the country, the spirit of reverence in the country, will prevent any such action being taken. "Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt." Blanks Sent to Auditors. Copies of blanks needed in the operation of the new public depository law have been forwarded to the county auditors by John C. Bill'heimer, Auditor of State. Mr. Billheimer received numerous requests for the forms and many questions in regard to the methods to be used when the law goes into effect. These blanks, when they are received by the county auditor, will be reproduced in any nunber desired by the county. It will be necessary for all county and township and town and city officials nd for all banks wishing to qualify as depositories to be supplied with thee blanks. The expense of printing the blanks will be borne by the various counties. Five different blanks compose a set. One blank is to be used by the banks in proposing to receive public funds, another is the blank surety company Irond to be furnisl ed by the depository, another the blank personal bond, another the blank for the acceptance and approval of the depository and another is the blank to be used by the boarJs of finance in giving notice that they will accept proposals from bank wishing to become depositories. The blanks were prepared in the office of Jam." Bingham,, Attorney-General, by H M. Dowling, assistant Attorney-General. Defects Exist in Warships. Serious errors in battleship construction continue to be made by the navy department, regardless of the warnings of :he iloard of inspection and survey, according to the leading editorial in the November issue of The Navy. It charges that there are many defects in all the new battleships arising from the helter-skelter method wtith w'hich planning ami building is carried on. Reorganization of the administration sysitem of the navy department :s recommended as the only cure for the imperfections which threaten to be perpetual in future ships.

To Return for TriaLAll doubt of the future course of William S. Taylor and Charles Finley, ex-gewrnor and ex-secretarv of

state of Kentucky, exiles in InJiana, since the shooting of Governor Goebel, was dispelled Monday when Mr. Taylor said that he has not decided on a date on which he will return any more definitely than the first of the year. He said he certainly is go ing back. Governor-elect Willson, of Ken tucky was at Indianapolis for a few hours bunuay night and let t late - ior Washington. He came to visit with his wife's family, Mrs. Wilson a -companying him. So far as known, Messrs. Willson and Taylor did not have a consultation. But friends of Taylor saw Willson aii'd the best report obtainable is that Taylor tele phone-d congratulations to Willson. Mr. Willson said, "I did not come to see Mr. Taylor. I could not come to see one who may have a case before me. I do not want to see him nnvv ünl Tm cur 1, 4. . . want to see me now. The cases of Messrs. Taylor and Finley, like that of Caleb Powers are on the court dockets of the commonwealth of Kentucky and of course must be tried just like any other cases. But if Mr. Taylor and Mr. Finley come back o Kentucky they must have a speedv trial and a fair oid impartial ore. "Neither of these men want anything else. The people of Kentucky are tired of hearing of these , cases. I shall take my office as governor Dec. 5. "Messrs. Taylor an-J Fjnley will come when I send for them, and I will send for them when I find tha-t the court is ready to try them. I shall protect them when they come and shall insist that they have a fair trral "I have never communiM,) either of them since they left Kentucky. I know both of them very well. I am convinced that they were turned out of office by fradulent action of the legislature after they were majorities. , All Kentucky knows U,at as well as I. "These men know they will gu a fair trial when they return. During the four years that I am governor we are groin to have law and order in Kentucky. Otitis of Richmond Class Puzzled By New Law." The city officers of Richmond, Ind., are much exercised over" what they believe is a serious d?fect in the depository law in so iar.as it affects cities of the Richmond class. In Wnyne county, as well as in numerous other counties of the State, the county treasurer is the cx-offieio treasurer of th'c county-seat city. He collects the city taxes and under a provision of the law pas over to the city (monthly) all taxes collected for such city. Under the depository law the county treasurer must deposit daily all funds that come into his hands and it is specifically provided that they can not be directed to various funds until the semi-annual p.eriods of distribution. The Richmond city officers contend that under this law the city tax collections can not be paid over to the city by -the county treasurer a is now the case, but must remain in the depositories until the' semi-annual distribution of funds takes place. Under existing- conditions in : Richmond it is necessary for 'the city treasurer to have funds on hand to meet current expenses, and under the law now in force the monthly settlements with the county treasury have obviated all difficulty. The county treasurer says that he sees no way by which he can pay the city its share of taxes in monthly instalments, if the depository law is to be strictly adhered to. Russians Salute Taft Secretary Taft arrived at Vladivostok a noon Sun !ay on board the cruw'er Rainbow. Thev Rainbow was convoyed by the cruisers Chatanooga and Galveston. When the American vessels entered the Golden Horn they were met by the Russian gunboat detailed to escort them up the harbor. Salutes were exchanged with the land batteries. The Rainbow anchored c.ff shore, guarded by the Chatanooga and the Galveston. The Secretary and his party remained on board until their departure from Vladivostok over the Transsiberian railroad for St. Petersburg at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning An imperial car has been . placed at Mr. Taft's disposal and the Emperor of Russia has "detailed military and naval aids to accompany him. General Pelnga, the commandant of this port, and- other naval, military and civil officials called on Mr. Taft Sunday afternoon. It is probable that from St. Petersburg Mr. Taft will journey direct to Hamburg and sail for New York on December '7 on board the steamer President Grant. Broke Clavicle Kissing. From Killingworth, Conn., comes the srtory of how James Prokett, while kissing his sweetheart Mis.Hattie Leonard, good night, Friday, fractured his collar-bone. He blames his prospective father-in-law for his misfortune because,, he says Samuel Leonard shouted from his bedroom: "There is another night coming, why don't you let Hattie go o bel? She's got to make butter tomorrow." Urokct't started to leave, antj on the landing embraced the girl. He slipped on the' frovt-covercd pavement. The father then. bad to get out of bed, hitch up a team and take the vounir I man to a doctor.

German Societies to Fight "Coercive

Laws. The United German societies of Ft Wayne, have adopted by unanimous vote reolutions pledging members not to support candidates for office who have not pledged themselves to resist the further enactment of what they call "coercive laws" regarding the observance of Sunday and the regllation of saloons. The German Alliance, of Ft. Wayne, is a union of most of the German societies of the city. It is a mombcr of the State Federation of German societies of Indiana and the State federation belongs to the Na tional German Alliance which recently held its national convention in New York. It claims a membership of a million and a half citizens of German or of German descent in the forty States. v The purpose of the national alliance its members say, is to "awaken and strengthen the sense of unity among the people of German origin in America; to promote the political power of united action to protect such legitimate desires and interests as are no: inconsistent with the common good of the country and the rights and duties of good citizens." It has also a purpose to check "nativistic encroachments'" The resolutions which have just been given to the public are prefaced with an extended statement "indecent regard for the opinions of the world,' to show that the difference between a monarchy and a republic is that a republic is governed by the consent of the governed. It is asserted that the laws objected to are enacted by legislatures controlled by rural voters because cities do not have the representation they 'deserve. The sta:emcnt says that the Uni . ed German societies will, "before the primaries, investigate the position' of the candidates in regard to Sunday laws. It will not support candidates who are. for a rigorous enforcement of the Sunday laws,. and in this it is in harmony with the majority of the inhabitants of Ft. Wayne. For this purpose it will combine with organizations such as the Irish- and the Franko-Americans, also with such organizations consisting of Americanbom citizens which likewise do not believe in the enforcement of mediaeval coercive laws." s- v. . ;v ;'.;i'.; .'v ;AyxyVv:v YV-.VvV HON. (?)CLAY W, METSKER. Indicted by the .Marshall County Grand Jury October Term4 1007. Description: Age ?.f years, height 4 feet 11 inches, dark tyes, gray hair, smooth shaven and weighs 'J7VS pounds. If discovered notify Sheriff or chief of police, Plymouth, Indiana. County Treasurer Must Collect. The following ledter was received by County Treasurer Jones Grant, from the State Hoard of tax commissioners: Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 13, l'J07. Treasurer of Mar-hall County, Plymouth, Ind. Dear Sir: The law makes it the duty of the State Hoard of Tax Commissioners "Ito see that all taxes due. the State are collected" and Vto enforce penalties prescribed by any revenue law of the State for disobedience of its provisions." Upon investigation we find that there is a lärge amount of delinquent tax that can and should be collected. The law provides that after you have made diligent effort to collect the same, and have failed, you shall certify such facts -to the Prosecuting Attorney who shall bring such action as is necessary and can attach property aii'.! garnishee wages. We must insist that you exhaust every provision of the law for the collection of the delinquent tax of your county. If taxes have to be collected by the prosecuting Attorney, each person, in addition to paying the amount now lue fim them, will have to pay all court costs and the prosecutor's fee if ten dollars. Very respectfully, Fred A. Sims, Chairman. John E. Reed, Secy. Slain in Saloon Fight. Thomas Flager, of Evansvillc, aged 20 years, was knifed and killed by Jihn Klascr, aged 2-1, in a saloon fight Wednesday night. Flager's throat was cut from ear to car. The cause of the fight is unknown. Flager ran from the saloon and down an alley a short distance until he fell to the ground from loss of blood. There he was found by Merchant Policeman Dering. He died in an ambulance at the do r of St. Mary's hospital. The police got on to the case quickly, but have nut yet caught Klaser.

Rises from Grave to Home. Michael McCabe walked out of his grave Wednesday and back to the cottage where his "wake" had been held two nights ago and his wife and children were mourning his death. Henceforth his name will live in the legends of mnies hereabouts as the hero of one of the most amazing escapes from death ever recorded. For almost four days and nights to be exact, eighty-eight hours Mc Cabe lay in a crevice of the earth 450 feet below the surface. Early on Saturday he was digging in a shaft ot the draper colliery at Gilberton, neat Mahanoy City, Pa., when an unlucky shot brought the earth down upon him, cutting off all escape. That was bad enough, but the knowledge that what he felt would b.; his grave lay directly underneath the home in which his wife and children awaited his coming sent a peculiar poignancy to his plight. Since Saturday, when tlfc top ot the chamber' in which he was working caved in and caused a rush ot culm and water from the surface, relays of workmen toiled unceasingly to reach McCabe. Shortly after midnight Tuesday night the rescuers detected a scratching noise which told them that McCabe was still living

nd with renewed vigor fresh reliefs were put to work with the result thai at . o'clock Wtdnesdav morning he was reached. McCabe was more nearljdcad than alive when reached. He had not changed his iosition from the time the rush occurred, as he feared that by moving about another rush ot culm might start which would end hi? life. After he realized that he was saved and had recovered a little of hi strength McCabe told this story I h!s experience: "When the shot went off it took down the whole roof for 120 feet, they tell mc. The slush coming down put my light out. If I had been six inches farther out I would have been caugiu. Kignt away i knew l wat cut off. The first thing I did wasto say my prayers, and I thought of the wife atvd kids , -right above me. I was praying for them more man for myself. I knew I would come out all right. Hut there I was down in the earth and they" were right above me. If I could dig my" way up I would come out in my own cellar. And I kept thinking of my wife, up .1 mere tninung snc a never see me a?am "I was in a space about ten feet square., but the highest part was only four fet. so I couldn't stand up. 1 had only ot:e match and I saved tint -didn't know but maybe the watet would rise ami I kept the match so a? to be able to find higher ground f 1 had to. Resides you never can tell about (ire damp after a fall. "So I spent the whole t?mc in the i dark. I Mound a cot pie of old dy namite boxes and these I put together for a bed. and after a while I went tc sleep. When I woke up T was hungry. I had some tobacco with me and chewevl sonic of that. The tobacco kept me from getting hungry, but after a while (hat wouldn't do. "I think 7 took a long sleep, for when I woke up I felt as empty as an old powder can. I couldn't stand it any longer, so I commenced to sip the the oil out of my lamp. The oil kept mc from getting weak. There must be lots of nourishment in it. T broke off chips of wood and chewed them and swallowed a little when I got it fine. It didn't go bad mixed with the oil. When I got thirsty I caught han Ifuls of the sulphur water dripping from the rocks. It was pretty strong, but there wasn't anything else on tap. "It must have been some time Tuesday that 1 heard the men working, and I knew help was near. That last two hours seemed longer than days." Financial Situation is Best for Three Weeks Improvements overthe conditions prevailing a week ago is reported in nearly all Chicago banks. Messages received by Chicago' bankers from New York iir.licate a much easier feeling there also, and cities farther West report improvement. All things considered, the financial situation is pre!; ably better now than it has been at any time since the clearing house certificate rule went into effect three weeks ngo. More banks in Chicago havaeen informed that return shipments of currency may be expected in the immediate future. This does not mean that any big return movement of currency is expected 'at this time. The movement of cash back to the financial centers this fall is expected to be slow, of course, as Western institutions want it to carry more than the ordinary amount of reserves under present circumstances. The country demand on city banks for currency shipments is insignificant now, however, as compared with what it was three weeks ago, and the fact that any of the country institutions are willing to return cash to city correspondents is accepted as a sign of improving conditions. People in the city of Chicago have become accustomed to the new order, ami bankers can handle their business more easily. A banker said that conditions are rapidly getting back to normal and that Chicago and Western banks would be prepared to return to a cash basis as soon as New York set the example.

Where Belongs the Credit The Fort Wayne Daily News, the leading Republican newspaper in the Twelfth district, doesn't propose to let the Prohibitionists absorb or appropriate any credit whatsoever for the progress that has been made during the past year in the matter of wiping out saloons throughout the country. The leading editorial in The News of last Saturday was worded in this peppery fashion: The Prohibition party leaders are preening themselves lonsrderably on the recent victories of the temperance forces of the country, and announce that their national convention next year will be the biggest ever. Said one of them last Wednesday: "The result of the elections shows that the Prohibition party is sweeping the country and is the only party to obtain results." This bumptious speech is fairly representative of the attitude of the leaders of that alleged party, and if their utterances are sincere

they are the most deluded lot of men out of the mad house. For the tern perance cause has advanced not be cause of the Prohibition party, but in spite of it. For years this party has been dominated by a lot of incendiary radicals, whose intemperate language intolerant impeachments, and ill-ad vised conduct have been the greatest asset the liquor business has had. They have viciously assailed every public man who failed to subscribe to their grotesque declarations, and by ther irresponsible, reckless and unthruthful charges have alienated and disgusted thousands of people who at heart bitterly opposed jhc sa loon. Take their course of action here in Indiana for example. The Prohibition party has arrayed itself vindictively against every temperance measure now on our statute books. It has been unalterably opposed to any legisla tion whatever that would not obliter ate the liquor business at one fdl swoop. It has sneered at the suggestion of gradual amelioration and has arrogantly demanded ."all or nothing savagely assailing the legislature for not granting its commands. At the last session of the general assembly the Prohibition party leaders joined hands with the saloon forces of Indiane to fight the proposed $1000 license law, ana" by their delirious clack creat ed such a diversion that a number of wavering statesmen voted against the "measure, offering as an' excuse that "the temperance people were op posed to it." In not 'a smgle instance was the Prohibition party a factor in Tuesday's elections. In some cases victories for temperance were achieved through the Republican party ami in other instances through the Demo cratic party, but nowhere through the instrumentality of the wild-eyed "prohis." The claims of the levulers of that noisy organiaztion arc absurd on their face and are easily disproved by the consailtation of the returns. Not a single Prohibitionist was elected in the whole country, so far as the information of The News goes, yet in every state they had "tickets" in the field tickets whose onliT effect was to withdraw from the tenpperance cause a power which should have been exerted in its interest." Murphy is Identified. Upon the descripion sent Tuesday to U. M. Murphy at Denver, Colo., the body of A. D.' Murphy, the man killed at South Bend last Wednesday night, has been identified and negotia tions are now on for the removal of the body to Denver,- The dead man's brother, who is evidently in limited circumstances, has asked! Undertaker Yerrick to confer with the Lake Shore railioad company and A. Kenyon, a shipper who employed Mur phy, to see .what either of them will lo toward sending the remains to Denver. The radroad has refused to stand the cost of transportation, as it :eels ther is no responsibility attached to it for the death of Murphy. The shipper may, as a matter of char ity, defray the expenses of sending the body to Denver, but in case he, too, refuses to stand the expense and the brother does not guarantee the charge.-?, the undertaker will, on authority o.f Coroner Clark, inter the Inxfy at South Bend and look to! the county for his bill. Ndw Land Fraud Expose. Another lanl fraud explosion in New Mexico is threatened. 1 he last one threw Governor Hagcrman out of office. The new governor, Carter, and District Attorney Llewellyn, of the territory, are at Washington conferring with the president and attorney general, but deelin to talk for pub lication, z Attorney General Bonaparte and Secretary of the Interior Garfield Thursday conferred over the report of Special Agent McIIard. They occupied all of Friday on the subject. The president also will be consulted. Gift to Hospital. The Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad company, building between South Bend and Chicago, which line has now been completed to a point near Porter and which extends along the lake hills north of Chesterton, has given $200 to the. sisters of St. Francis for St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond. The sisters of the order are preparing to construct a new building, as the present hospital is too small, and the $200 do nated is for the building fund.

Disease and Death in Indiana in Oc

tober. The Monthly Reports to the State Board of Health, just tabulated and analyzed, and printed in the Monthly Bulletin, show better conditions for October, 1907, than existed in Octo ber, 190C. The deaths were fewer and sickness less. The most prevalent malady was typhoid fever. It was reported as existing in every county in the sHäte. The typhoid deaths numbered 140 against 150 In the corresponding month last year. Total deaths 2701, rate 11.8. In October last year 2S47 deaths, rate 21.G. ine order ot prevalence of the various diseases was as follows: Typhoid fever, bronchitis, torisilitis, rheumatism diphtheria and croup, pneumonia, influenza, diarrhoea, ,ntermattent fever, p euntis inflamma- . . , , , , tion of the bowels, measles, dysen - tcry erysipelas, cholera infantum, tyJ J ' I ' J pho-malarial fever, whooping cough, chickenpox, cholera morbus, small Ii pox, puerperal fevcrt cerebro-spinal meningitis. Consumption caused 304 deaths against 23 in the preceding October, There were 34 diphtheria deaths and the disease was reported in ,84 of the 02 counties. Doubtless, it existed in mild if not in severe form in every county. Not a little of what is diag nosed torisilitis. has oroven to be diphtheria. Epidemics have prevailed in various localities, but at this writing accurate accounts cannot be given. At Plainfield, Hendricks county, the cases have numbered over 20 and at this time the disease seems to be spreading into the country. The ef-1 forts to arouse the interest of par-1 ents, in the work 'of prevention, have noi ueen saiiMaciomy succcs&iui. The average parent waits -until the child is attacked before becoming in-1 terested sufficiently (to make a fight. PneumonTia caused 160 deaths, the death rate for the cities bring 84.9

per 100,000, and for the country 60.9.1000 to $50,000.

Influenza was not very prevalent, only 3 deaths being caused by it during the month. Cancer reaped its usual harvest, 113 deaths being credited to this cause; m tne corresponding . . . .. I month last year J14. 1 here were 219 ucawi uy vitucincj . t. . i i . i Henry George Urges Postal Savings j Banks. Henrv Georee Ir. was the orinci-1 pal speaker at the single tax confercnccjt Murray Hill Lyceum, at New York Monday rright. Others who spoke were Mayor Brand Whitlock of Toledo. Ohio. Raymond Robins I of Chicago am! William Lloyd Gar-1 nson. I Mr. George prefaced'his remarks! with a discussion of the late financial I upheaval, and as "a remedy for cur-1 rency stringency advocated the postal. savings banks system. Even this, however, orany other clastic curreny plan, would not prevent business depression he said, because ' the cause of such depressions goes deep-1 er goes to the root of production, the land." The two fundamental, primary f ac-1

tors in production," continued Mi. watches, beautifully engraved; excelGeorge, "are the natural factor, land, hent timekeepers, at $4.

and the human, factor, labor,; and whatever touches either ot tnese goes to the seat of business activity because it reahes the foundation of all production. In all times of prosperity speculation is a-foot, and of all torms ot' speculation tnat wnicn is i most far-reaching and important is in land. "How prevent these depressions? Py preventing land speculation How prevent land speculation? By taxa tion. Lift all the tax burdens from labor and the fruits of production and pile them on land values regardsless 'of improvements on ground or economic rent. That would destroy land speculation kill land monopoly. rhe price of land could not then mount to eat out industrial prospenty; and an. industrial depression in wnat snoum oe a country ot pientfor all would thenceforward be ining ot tne past. . t r . I Largest Grain! Exports. I Bradstrcet's estimate of the exports of grain show that the exports of I wheat last week were the largest for I any week in five years, except one! week in November, 1905. The clear-1 ance of gram for the week, with com - parisons, follows: Wheat, flour included, 6,192,944 bushels, against 5,459,593 bushels I week before last 3,742,331 bushels in I ast week last year; for the fiscal year I to date, 79,920,352 bushels, contrasted with 70,5G4t703 bushels last year; corn, 1,133,488 bushels, compared I . with 712.501 bushels weeks before I

last, and 1,220,352 bushels 5n lastof. The state declared that Mrs. Sla-

week last year; for the fiscal year todek had planned to exterminate the

date l'J.20C,262 bushels, against 16,-1 717,433 bushels last year. I Slow Work Getting Jury. I Attorney Wilson ior the defense inot the trial of Caleb Powers-, at Georgetown, Ky., Saturday asked Judge Morris for time to rirepare a motion I challenging the entire venire of 100 men from Harrison county. ine uc.ci.se nau men ioiiow me i deputy sheriffs into Harrison county and watched their conduct in summoning veniremen, it is said some missal, of the veniremen. When court convened Saturday the examination of veniremen was continued. Sixty-three of the 100 1 men 'selected from Harrison county Tiad been examined rrrdav and but 1 hve men: accepted.

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Marshall, Who Advertised Jewdry for Sale, Reported Missing After Reaping Harvest Charles E. Marshall, who fr two weeks conducted a mail order busirress at 384 Washington boulevard, Chicago, offering "$50,000 worth of bankrupt jewelry" at something like 1 cent on the dollar, wasn't there Sunday afternoon when Col. James E. Stuart, chief insnertor of th office, called to 1,5 zvi thousand people all over the count- v who had sent mnn forCt,,n tracted bv his aHvorticn, Your Ohristma r.ft ,m be disappointed, the colonel' thought, He foud ...-, r . . n(Ml,tr,,n(,r, ,.,..,- , ... ' I newspaper containing Marshall s ad1 , , . . . , r A , .. , I from ftllflliihorr .tst 1 tonn, t 11. " " 3' ""y UUIS I crusing. Before Marshall took alarm and fled it is believed he must have gathered in between $15,000 and $20,000 from persons who had an idea they could buy diamond rings at $5 each. And he was there only two weeks. Inspector Stuart put a stop order on the rest of the mail. Col. Stuart had gone down to hi,

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uincc m in aai budding to do a ,Ittle fore dinner when he recejved a complaint about Marshall. lhos complaint was to the effect thit "one of thebiggest, boldest, and I most successful coups of its kind ever perpretrated in Chicago and perhaps lI the United States has come to l'ßht with the disappearance of Chas. I E. Marshall, jewelry jobber. .niiivugii in operation only a I short time, the complaint went on. the army of victims extends from I coast to coast and it is believed that I when all the victims have been heard 1 from the total will reach from $25,"In addition to this huge sum must I be added the thousands of dollars of credit, that Marshall managed to se I cure ' from hundreds ' of naoers throughout the country for advertiswm mg space in, their publications. "Without a rat ne n onv merran- ... . . tile agency, without a known account n any bank and with but little capi.talf but Iiis colossal nerve and aucity, Marshall managed to reatfi millions of people by means of the dai,y anU weekly papers, some -of ",em carciui ana conservativc in the 'country." Th,s office received a letter from the said Marshall, containing the fob I I ! -J . l . lowing advertisement, wincn ne asked to be run, and a bill for the same mailed to him. Same' was discarded, however: $500 REWARD. , For name of one dissatisfied cus tomer! $50,000 worth bankrupt jewelry. Lot 1 3,000 silver and heavy plate gold watches, richly engraved; ladies aiii gentlemen's sizes; fine timekeepers. at $3. Lot 22,500 heavy plated gold i,ot 32fooo extra heavy plated gou watches, ladies and gentlemen's, finely engraved, a remarkable bar. ga; at $5 Diamond ringSf $5 $10f $15; vcry small UonSf but genuinc diamonds. A11 nnA a-a k.. :i - paid, and your money back if you are not delighted. Buy Christmas gifts now. A charm free with first S.000 or ders. C. E. Marshall, 3S4 Washington-blvd., Chicago. Acquittal Voted for Mrs. Sladek. Mary Sladek is pronounced not guilty of the poisoning of her mother. The jury, which for two weeksi had bcen listcning to evidcnce jn the case, rcturned this veTdict at 10:55 0clock Friday niirht and ihe remarkaW. raw " " wa t nn nA There remains an indictment against the young woman ore a similiar charge of poisoning her father. Frank Mette ami so she -was sent back to jail for the night. It is not likely, however, that the other case will be pressed, for the 1 evidence is precisely similar to that Ion which she was acquitted Friday night. - Mary Sladek has been on trial on the charge of poisoning her mother, Mrs. Mary Mette, at her residence, 2849 North Harding avenue, Chicago. last spring. Another indictment i. . . charging ber wrth poisoning her father. Frank Mette, remains undisposed whole family. Since she has been under arrest a baby wasi born to tier. In order that the chird might not have the stigma nng born in jail, Mrs. Sladek was taken to lhe county hospital and guarded there until able to go again to ne Jai'70 Miles of Pies Her Record. "Concentrate your mind on the oven," says Miss Teresa McDonald of Boston, Mass.. in explaining the wonders of her art n oastrv rook-in S I - I - . j -ftiv is just celebrating her golden anniversary as a cook and owns up to the proud record of 394,000 pies baked in forty years at one restauftint, besides scores of other dainties. f all her pies were laid out in a row they would reach seventy miles. She h' made 2.000.000 flmthnnt Jr. tnntv. .. 'years and 788,400 puddinzs.